Rochester Business Directory: Musicians

Violin

Anyango Yarbo-Davenport. "Violinist Anyango Yarbo-Davenport was born and raised in Munich, Germany as
the daughter of African American soprano Africa Yarbo-Davenport and the late Austrian
conductor Hans Peter Jillich. She was trained at the music academies of Munich,
Germany and began her undergraduate studies at the University of Salzburg
‘Mozarteum’, Austria. In 2005, Anyango received a full-scholarship from the Eastman
School of Music to study in the master class of Prof. Charles Castleman. Fall of 2006
she made her solo debut at Eastman with Schnittke’s Concerto Grosso No.1. She
received the coveted Performer’s Certificate with her Bachelor’s degree in 2008 from
Eastman, where she is about to begin her Doctorate degree in the classes of Prof. Zvi
Zeitlin and Prof. Charles Castleman. Since Fall of 2009 Anyango is mentored by Ms.
Päivyt Meller of the Sibelius Academy Helsinki/ Finland..."